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Scarlet letter Moderate

Scarlet letter has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it

2

The letter "A" in scarlet cloth required to be worn by those convicted of adultery in 17th-century Puritan New England.

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Rhyming Words
ter ater ster tter iter uter citer oater later vater gater after oster enter beter tater miter voter deter opter
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